the United States Deputy Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has condemned the use of young girls and children as soft targets by the Boko Haram insurgents in their recent spate of terror attacks.
Mr Blinken, who led a US delegate to the Regional Security Summit holding in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital described the act as ‘heinous and horrific’.
He told reporters on Friday that the United States was working with the Nigerian government to spot and stop such attacks before they occur.
The American noted that the security summit was another opportunity for frank conversation and deeper collaboration among regional states and partners on common shared priorities.
These priorities, according to the United States Deputy Secretary of State, include humanitarian assistance, stabilised efforts for liberated communities and security cooperation.
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